A Yoga Kiran group on the banks of the Ganga

Notes From the Path

On yoga, the Himalaya, Banaras and living with the rhythm of nature.

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  • The Sun Turns North

    Around the fourteenth of January the sun enters Makara, and the year begins to lean north. The light has crossed its lowest point, and from here…

    The Sun Turns North
  • The Winter Practice Is Slower

    The body has been asking for less since the light began to shorten, and we keep answering with more. December in the plains is a slow…

    The Winter Practice Is Slower
  • The Night the Ganga Is Full of Fire

    Dev Deepawali comes on the night of Kartik Purnima, and for one night the ghats of Banaras give their light back to the river.

    The Night the Ganga Is Full of Fire
  • Nine Nights, Nine Doors

    The garland and the mat belong to the same evening. Around the circle of people sitting to practise, marigolds have been laid — orange and yellow,…

    Nine Nights, Nine Doors
  • Turning the Senses Home

    Stand beside a stream in Uttarkashi for ten minutes without reaching for your pocket, and something unusual happens. The world does not go empty. It goes…

    Turning the Senses Home
  • The Monsoon Softens What Was Hard

    In Banaras, the monsoon arrives without announcement. One evening the stone is hot and the dust sits on everything.

    The Monsoon Softens What Was Hard
  • The One Who Removes Darkness: On Guru Purnima

    There are teachers you remember on their birthday. And there are teachers you remember every time you breathe.

    The One Who Removes Darkness: On Guru Purnima
  • The Call of the Himalayas: Why Retreats in Nature Change the Inner Landscape

    There comes a time in every seeker’s life when the noise outside becomes unbearable—not because it grows louder, but because the whisper within becomes clearer.

    The Call of the Himalayas: Why Retreats in Nature Change the Inner Landscape
  • Banaras as a Living Ashram

    There are cities that impress. And then there is Banaras – a city that dissolves you. Here, time does not move forward. It folds. Past and…

    Banaras as a Living Ashram
  • The full moon is a mirror to our inner being

    Feeling off lately? Drained? Emotionally wobbly? You’re not losing it. You’re just feeling the moon. The full moon isn’t only something we admire from our balcony.…

    The full moon is a mirror to our inner being
A Yoga Kiran retreat group beside a glacial pool in the Himalaya

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